CHARLIE Y. BROWN ALT

CHARLIE Y. BROWN ALT is a high school of one-room-style scale in BLOOMFIELD, New Mexico, one of the schools within BLOOMFIELD, caters to 95 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 79% leaner than the state mean of about 450.

Within BLOOMFIELD, which oversees 7 schools and 2,387 students, CHARLIE Y. BROWN ALT is one campus in the system.

Demographically, CHARLIE Y. BROWN ALT logs that the largest single group is Native American at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at CHARLIE Y. BROWN ALT qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for San Juan County put the typical household earns roughly $55,872 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. CHARLIE Y. BROWN ALT is one of 62 public schools in San Juan County (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students).

The closest other public school is CENTRAL PRIMARY, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHARLIE Y. BROWN ALT has edged up 13%, going from 84 students in 2018 to 95 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 19% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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